J. T. Buck

J. T. Buck (born 6 June 1978) is a composer, and lyricist, and stage director, and project coordinator. Born and raised in Akron, Buck graduated from Central-Hower High School in 1996. He spent his first few years post high school working as a freelance musician, actor, director, and music director. Buck spent two summers as musical director for the National Children’s Theatre School summer workshops in Vail Colorado, and three summers as music director for the Columbia Gorge School of Theatre in White Salmon, Washington. Buck received his BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in music from the University of Akron in 2004. He was twice a student of Tony-Winning Broadway producer Stuart Ostrow’s New Musical Theatre Lab. In 2006, Buck accepted the position of Arts Director at First Grace UCC in Akron. His work there involved directing worship-related music and arts, as well as producing and directing grass-roots theatre, music, dance and visual art in collaboration with local artists. Buck has directed a variety of pieces for the stage, including Corpus Christi, The Gospel According to Tammy Faye Buck wrote the lyrics and music for the musical The Gospel According to Tammy Faye written wit